Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival
E282408
The Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival is a famously intense Taiwanese folk celebration known for its massive “beehive” firework racks that shower participants with rockets for good luck and protection.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yanshui Beehive Festival | 1 |
| Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival canonical | 1 |
| Yanshui Beehive Rockets Festival | 1 |
| Yanshui Fireworks Festival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2607748 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival Context triple: [Tainan, hasFestival, Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival]
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A.
Yi Peng Lantern Festival
The Yi Peng Lantern Festival is a traditional Thai celebration in Chiang Mai where thousands of glowing paper lanterns are released into the night sky to mark the Lanna-style Loy Krathong festivities.
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B.
Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese celebration marking the end of Lunar New Year festivities, featuring lantern displays, riddle games, and communal gatherings.
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C.
Busan Fireworks Festival
The Busan Fireworks Festival is a major annual South Korean event featuring large-scale fireworks displays, light shows, and cultural performances over the waters near Gwangalli Beach.
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D.
Snow Lantern Festival
The Snow Lantern Festival is a winter event in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, featuring numerous snow lanterns and sculptures illuminated at night to create a magical snowy landscape.
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E.
Festival of Spring
Festival of Spring is a vibrant Hindu festival celebrated with colored powders, music, and dancing to mark the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival Target entity description: The Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival is a famously intense Taiwanese folk celebration known for its massive “beehive” firework racks that shower participants with rockets for good luck and protection.
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A.
Yi Peng Lantern Festival
The Yi Peng Lantern Festival is a traditional Thai celebration in Chiang Mai where thousands of glowing paper lanterns are released into the night sky to mark the Lanna-style Loy Krathong festivities.
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B.
Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese celebration marking the end of Lunar New Year festivities, featuring lantern displays, riddle games, and communal gatherings.
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C.
Busan Fireworks Festival
The Busan Fireworks Festival is a major annual South Korean event featuring large-scale fireworks displays, light shows, and cultural performances over the waters near Gwangalli Beach.
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D.
Snow Lantern Festival
The Snow Lantern Festival is a winter event in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, featuring numerous snow lanterns and sculptures illuminated at night to create a magical snowy landscape.
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E.
Festival of Spring
Festival of Spring is a vibrant Hindu festival celebrated with colored powders, music, and dancing to mark the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
festival
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fireworks festival ⓘ folk festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival
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surface form:
Yanshui Beehive Festival
Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival ⓘ
surface form:
Yanshui Beehive Rockets Festival
Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival ⓘ
surface form:
Yanshui Fireworks Festival
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| associatedWith |
Lantern Festival celebrations in Taiwan
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processions of deity palanquins ⓘ temple parades ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ |
| belief |
being hit by rockets brings good fortune
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closer exposure to rockets increases luck ⓘ |
| calendar | Chinese lunar calendar ⓘ |
| country |
Formosa
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surface form:
Taiwan
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| culturalSignificance | important intangible folk heritage of Taiwan ⓘ |
| governingBody | local authorities in Yanshui District ⓘ |
| honorsDeity |
Guan Yu
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Guandi ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tainan
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Yanshui District ⓘ southern Taiwan ⓘ |
| mainFeature |
beehive firework racks
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dense salvos of bottle rockets ⓘ rockets fired horizontally into crowds ⓘ |
| mainLanguageVariant | Taiwanese Hokkien ⓘ |
| mainTemple |
Yanshui Wu Temple
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Yanshui Wumiao ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | frequently covered by international media ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
considered one of the most dangerous festivals in the world
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extreme intensity of fireworks ⓘ participants intentionally stand in rocket fire ⓘ |
| originPeriod | late Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| originReason |
ritual to ward off plague
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supplication to end a cholera epidemic ⓘ |
| purpose |
exorcising evil spirits
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seeking good luck ⓘ seeking protection from misfortune ⓘ |
| regulation | subject to firework safety rules and crowd control measures ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Chinese folk religion
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Taoism ⓘ |
| safetyPractice |
participants wear face masks
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participants wear gloves ⓘ participants wear helmets ⓘ participants wear thick clothing ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
15th day of the first lunar month
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Lantern Festival ⓘ |
| typicalMonthInGregorianCalendar |
February
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early March ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival Description of subject: The Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival is a famously intense Taiwanese folk celebration known for its massive “beehive” firework racks that shower participants with rockets for good luck and protection.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yanshui Fireworks Festival
this entity surface form:
Yanshui Beehive Festival
this entity surface form:
Yanshui Beehive Rockets Festival